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1. Guess What?

   In: Activate: Games for Learning American English Format(s): Text

   Guess What? cards can be used for a variety of games in the classroom to provide an opportunity for students to practice making descriptions in English and to learn English vocabulary.

2. Strategies for Engaging Young Learners

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   The difficulty in teaching young learners (YLs) in the EFL classroom is maintaining engagement throughout the lesson. Therefore, teachers of YLs need to incorporate activities that are meaningful, engaging, and also entertaining. This webinar will share practical tips and ideas for engaging young learners in the EFL classroom, including using fun songs with humor, using actions to accompany poetry and song lyrics, and promoting creativity. We will also focus on techniques for making input comprehensible, such as using gestures, visuals, and realia as learning tools. When using a variety of techniques and activities, children forget they are in a step-by-step language lesson, and the learning comes naturally.

3. Vocabulary Games: More than Just Wordplay

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article presents five games for introducing or reviewing vocabulary along with a matrix that teachers can use to evaluate the types of word knowledge that is practiced in the vocabulary games their students play.

4. Jigsaw Vocabulary

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This is a step-by-step description of an activity that incorporates group work to introduce learners to new vocabulary by using the jigsaw strategy.

5. Book Clubs as a Tool for Community Building and Language Enhancement

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The author uses her own experience starting and facilitating a book club to give advice to others interested in creating a book club in their schools or communities.

6. Cell Phones for Low-Resource Environments

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article presents detailed descriptions of activities using cell phones—of various types—in English language classes.

7. My Classroom: Philippines

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article profiles the two teaching contexts in which Edgar Manaran has taught English by using creativity, dedication, and perseverance to overcome unique challenges and meet the needs of his students.

8. Try This: Go for the Grit!

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This step-by-step activity teaches students the meaning and importance of grit and provides two case studies that are ready to use in the classroom.

9. I Raise My Voice: Promoting Self-Authoring through a Curriculum-Based Project

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   In this article, the author describes a study on the use of a self-designed ESL online curriculum to cultivate self-authoring.

10. Week 2 - Technology for Writing

    In: Teacher's Corner: Technology Tools for Students and Teachers Format(s): Text

    Teachers using technology in the classroom have many options for speaking and listening.

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